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Performing disunion : the coming of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina

Summary: This book traces how and why the secession of the South during the American Civil War was accomplished at ground level through the actions of ordinary men. Adopting a microhistorical approach, Lawrence T. McDonnell connects small events in new ways--placing one company of the secessionist Minute Men in historical context, exploring the political and cultural dynamics of their choices. Each chapter presents little-known characters whose lives and decisions were crucial to the history of Southern disunion. McDonnell asks readers to consider the past with fresh eyes, analyzing the structure and dynamics of social networks and social movements. He presents the dissolution of the Union through new events, actors, issues, and ideas, illuminating the social contradictions that cast the South's most conservative city as the radical heart of Dixie.

Record details

ISBN: 9781107184930
ISBN: 1107184932
ISBN: 9781316636213
ISBN: 1316636216
Physical Description: print
xix, 550 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-533) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Envisioning Charleston -- Wayward loyalties -- Bone and sinew -- The threat of the counterfeit -- The semblance of safety -- Rose of revolution -- The appearance of a solid column -- War of factions -- Carry out the great drama -- Men well-tried and true -- The noble game -- The soul of chivalry -- Nothing but cash -- The measure of a man -- A revolution in hats -- One of the b'hoys -- A true index of character -- Heroes, one and all -- One wind lifts many flags -- Epilogue.